The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1887-02-16
Purifes the Blood
"SomethIng to Read"

pigments and pleasures. During
winter, however, it is sometimes q
serious question to determine what
is TO be done with the long evenings,
when it is more comfortable to be in
doors. At every fireside there ought
to be provided some means for inter-
esting and profitable employment.
There Is no better plan by which
TO gain this end than by being pro-
vided with good reading matter.
Good books are a mans best friends,
always near and full of interesting
companionship suited to his every
mood and condition. No matter
how far he may be removed from hu
man sympathy and companionship,
il he has the right books at hand,
he has access to the company of the
best and noblest of earth in the
thoughts they have given the world.
Every one ought TO have a course Of
reading mapped out and read every
dav. To read promiscuously any
thing and every thing that comes in
ones way is not the best plan. To
profit by reading one must read the
best and read it every day. No mat
ter how busy he may be he can al
ways find few minutes each day
for reading, which is so much gained
in furnishing wholesome food for
thought when engaged in manual
labor. Books are so plentiful and
cheap that there can be no excuse
for not having them in every home.
A course Of reading, known as tle
"Chautauqua Literary and Scientific
Circle" fills this need exactly. 1t
is designed to give the reader an
equivalent in English for regular
college course. Those who have
never been to college and those who
have, but want a review, will each
Tirnd, IN ttriIs 20 d'risse, s b thiag best
adapted to his. wants. 1t includes
history, literature, science and Ian
guage. Extra courses are also pro
vided for those who desire a special
line of study. Thousands of persons
all over the land are now reading
this course, and all have found 1T
full az blessing and pleasure. 1t is
especially adapted to those who are
busily engaged in other than lltera-
ry pursuits. Housekeepers, farm
ers, mechanics, clerks, merchants,
persons in every ayocatlon can find
plenty of time to take this spare
minute course. Little things make
the aggregate of all life's work. A
few minutes each day given to care
full, judicious reading will greatly
enrich the whole life. No man or
woman, not even the busiest, can
plead want Of time. 1t is arrang
ed specially for busy people. Those
whose work confines them to mo
notonous routine will find rest and
comfort in such plan of reading.
The time spent waiting for meals, or
in the evening when the days work
is ended, can be used with great
profit. Persons living in the conn
try, who are forced to depend on
themselves for mental improvement
and pleasure will find this course an
inestimable boon. Whole families
may read together and thus have a
common interest and source of pleas
ure. In any town or community
several persons may unite and form
a Local Circle, which will afford an
opportunity for social as well as
mental enjoyment. But the great
II. ,,ority of those who take this
course read alone, and they all claim
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than they can tell. The advantages
are the same whether you are q
member of a circle or not. The
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The books can be bought at one
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places grand possibilities within
reach of all the people.
The object of this article is to call
the attention of the people--the busy
housekeepers, farmers, mechanics,
merchants, as well as professional
men-of this fair Southland of ours,
to this college OF home study. For
you it has been provided. Some Of
the greatest and best men of this
land are directing il, not to make
money, but to place an education
within reach of the masses. DIR.
Jas. III. Carlisle, President OF Wof
ford College, Spartanburg, 5. G., is
one of the number, and he endorses
it heartily. 1t is endorsed by Rev.
Geo b. Eage-, Of Mobile, Ala, Rev
DR.. NJ. b. Dewitt, Of Nashville,
Tenn, Messrs. Webb, Of the famous
Webb School, Rellbuekle, Tenn, and
hundreds of others of the ablest
preachers and best educators Of the